88-101 vocab Flashcards
1
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industrialization
A
shift to larger-scale production
2
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tax
A
3
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pioneers
A
settlers of new land
4
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protested
A
objected
5
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transcontinental
A
across a continent
6
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terrorism
A
violence to achieve political results
7
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amendment
A
formal changes to the law
8
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plantation
A
large farms that grow crops for profit
9
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abolition
A
The movement for ending slavery
10
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colonize
A
build settlements and develop trade in lands that they control
11
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adapted
A
adjusted to the environment one is in
12
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seceded
A
formally withdrew
13
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dictator
A
ruler with complete control
14
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constitution
A
a document that organizes a government and states its power
15
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civil war
A
war between opposing groups of people in a country
